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NewsBunny
08/18/09

In reply to Diamonds Are A Humiliated Wife's Best Friend?
Gifts should be about love.

My husband buys me jewelery frequently. I love opals, and what he gets for me are examples of beautiful vintage opal jewelery. I wear something from him every day, and when I'm having a difficult moment I look at them and think of him.

I hate it when thinks like this are given to cover up being asshole. Things this beautiful should be about love.
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morninggloria
08/18/09

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I'd be pretty pissed if my husband cheated on me, but even more pissed if he decided to commemorate it by buying a necklace made out of African blood diamonds. It's the relationship equivalent of hitting into a double play.
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Maritsa
08/18/09

@morninggloria: What's the equivalent of hitting into the rare triple play? He used your credit card?
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morninggloria
08/18/09

@Maritsa: Yes, or he robbed the jewelry store to get it.
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fluxus flucker
08/18/09

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"That elephant broach was supposed to be mine! I'M the one who cleared my throat and gestured towards the laundry room!"

For everything wrong with the world, there is a Bluth family quote :)
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Rooo sez BISH PLZ
08/18/09

@fluxus flucker: Passive-aggressive as a second language. Are we related?
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bluebears
08/18/09

In reply to Diamonds Are A Humiliated Wife's Best Friend?
If I were cheated on I'd like to THINK I'd just dump the losers ass and walk away but I fear there would be some destruction of property involved. My brother once offered to slash an ex-boys tires.
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NewsBunny
08/18/09

@bluebears: I have a father like that who said he'd beat the shit out of my now husband after we broke up (pre-marriage) for about three months.

It has taken Dad six years to say hello to my husband. He's got a looooong memory, especially when it comes to his daughters.
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Bunsy
08/18/09

In reply to Diamonds Are A Humiliated Wife's Best Friend?
I read the piece. He ran two nightclubs, one of which was called "The Mayfair." I remember reading a bio of Audrey Hepburn years ago, and she went there with her first fiance (when she was just starting out, dancing as a chorus girl on the West End, prior to getting discovered in "Roman Holiday"), so I think it must have been sort of posh.

Trivia for today, etc...
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MsKatherineSpeaks
08/18/09

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It reminds me of the Arrested Development episode where Lindsay is upset that she can't have her mom's diamond elephant pin, because she was the one who cleared her throat and pointed at the laundry room where George Sr. was with the... au pair, was it?
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fishlikesequins
08/18/09

In reply to Diamonds Are A Humiliated Wife's Best Friend?
Cue Sarah Haskins-

How can I tell you that I've been cheating on you... what about a necklace?"
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linnyt is a walking cliché
08/18/09

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Are these the opposite of a scarlet letter? she wears a sign that says her husband can keep it in his pants.
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lurkystars
08/18/09

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What the heck is an "underwear packing business"?
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shushi
08/18/09

@lurkystars: Ha ha! I wondered the same! Must go hand in hand with the night club business...
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formergr
08/18/09

@shushi: Was coming to ask the same thing, myself! Do they maybe put the underwear into the plastic Hanes 3-packs at Target??
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I_can_still_pitch
08/18/09

@lurkystars: They employ the "Inspected by #245" people?
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RustyHeadedGirl
08/18/09

In reply to Diamonds Are A Humiliated Wife's Best Friend?
If my dad was a run around and bought my mom something shiny after each time, I probably wouldn't want to keep it either. Like "Oh, here's a big glittery reminder of your parent's marital difficulties. Enjoy!" No thank you.
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mysterygirl
08/18/09

@RustyHeadedGirl is back in Miami!: Exactly-- a necklace that basically amounts to a symbol of your father's infidelity doesn't exactly equate to, say, your grandmother's engagement ring. Enjoy the cash instead. Hell, maybe it will buy something that can become a genuine family heirloom.
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andBegorrah
08/18/09

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Were I cheated on, I think I'd prefer to shove a few lumps of coal up his ass and then just wait and see what happens.
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GirlFailer
08/18/09

@andBegorrah: "Are you sorry? Reaaally sorry? Here, tighten up that sphincter and call me when it shines."
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
08/18/09

@andBegorrah: Is that the origin of "getting your rocks off"?
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sympathyforthebasementcat
08/18/09

@andBegorrah: I know what will happen if you're married to Cameron Frye.
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andBegorrah
08/18/09

@BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): For when a kiss on the hand is just too continental.

@sympathyforthebasementcat: "Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love?"
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Rooo sez BISH PLZ
08/18/09

@GirlFailer: I'm ... almost embarrassed by how much I enjoyed that comment.
Almost.
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FireflyinJuly
08/18/09

In reply to Diamonds Are A Humiliated Wife's Best Friend?
Well, in the event that the marriage is one-sided in terms of breadwinners, I'd consider these gifts a good downpayment on the non-breadwinner's life post-divorce. Divorce ain't cheap and women typically experience lower living standards afterwards.
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crazy_lady
07/30/09

In reply to Wandering Jewels
Ok, some of the comments seem a little immature?

From the people who said that their manfriends/boyfriends/husbands/etc got them Tiffany's and they didn't like it (wore it once, stuffed it back in the box for "safekeeping")...why didn't you speak up? I have once gotten a gift I did not like for my anniversary. I spoke up, and said I would like to exchange it for something else. Obviously, I appreciated the thought, and expressed this. Feelings weren't hurt because he wanted me to be happy with my gift - even if that meant exchanging it. Is it so hard to be honest? Whenever I've gotten a gift for BF, I've always asked if he wanted to exchange it, or return it for something else - because ultimately, I want him to be happy.

To those who say they don't get "good" gifts for their birthdays and Christmas and every other occasion - well, you're the only one to blame. You have to let people know what you want and like, and if you get something you don't think you'll make good use of, you speak up. People aren't mind readers. Hints don't work. A really good idea is to make a list of things you want for whatever occasion, and let the person pick whichever - that way you get something you like, and it's still a surprise.
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ozu
07/30/09

@crazy_lady: Yeah, I don't get the "I feel terrible for not liking the gift" comments.

Who do you think feels worse, you or the guy who just wasted hundreds of dollars because you either didn't tell him what you like or when you did receive it, you gave no indication that you'd prefer to return it for something more your style?
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crazy_lady
07/31/09

@ozu: I don't get them either.

It would definitely make me feel much worse, to keep an expensive gift I didn't like (or that I hated) from someone I love, than to speak up and tell them I would like to exchange it.

Also, to exchange/return the gift, gives the gift-giver a chance to see what you did pick out - and gives them a clue as to what you might like in the future. Everybody wins.
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Dictator for Life
07/30/09

In reply to Wandering Jewels
So, some of these comments are starting to grate on me. Since we throw around the concept of privilege a lot here, I'd like to point out the privilege shown by those of you who see these necklaces as ubiquitous among young girls. I'm from the small-town rural North Carolina, and it wasn't until I was in my twenties that I knew anyone who owned anything from Tiffany. There certainly wasn't anyone at my high school who was wearing anything Tiffany; the rich girls were sporting those silver herringbone necklaces. I was well into my twenties before I met anyone who owned anything from Tiffany. My engagement ring is from Tiffany, and yeah, I kind of wanted it for the name. But it's not because I'm some tacky nouveau riche sorority girl; it's because it still speaks to me of New York, the big city, unattainable sophistication. I'm moving to New York this year, but that's not something that I ever imagined happening, not as a high school student, and not as a college student (a small state school where sorority chicks also did not wear Tiffany stuff). So think about this: for every high school full of girls showing off by wearing these chokers, there is at least one high school where the "rich" girls would never imagine that Tiffany is something they could afford.
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ragincajun67
07/30/09

@Dictator for Life: Provincials, REPRESENT!
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AndreaEuryale
07/30/09

@ragincajun67: Sorry if I gave you a bubble in your stomach. But prepare yourself for some eyeopeners when you get to the Big Apple. My reference, again, is from a town in New England. So I figure they're behind the trends in the city to some extent. This is the latest for the high school set as reported by my 20 year old lil sis. I know that the Tiffany is out unless you're a kid, Ed Hardy out now that Jon Gosselin douched it up and it's all over TJ Maxx, Juicy Couture or anything written on your butt - out, Coach bags with the big C's on them - out. In Chanel - esp the sunglasses - NOT the round ones though, those are out. Michael Kors esp his ginormous pocket books ares in as well as Betsy Johnsbn which surprised me because I think of Betsy as more for my age (44) group. Cars - Hummers (now referred to as redneck parade floats) and Escalades are out - Lexus In.

These kids are real consumers!
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Dictator for Life
07/30/09

@AndreaEuryale:Yeah, obviously I've grown and matured since my days in the backwoods, and I know this stuff. I've got the Longchamp purse (not the nylon tote, an actual leather purse), and the Chanel glasses. I just wanted the Tiffany ring. And I remember where I came from, where such things are so far from the norm that they are damn near unimaginable. Also, Ed Hardy is out even in NC. We know it's for douches.
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TheMorRioghain
07/30/09

In reply to Wandering Jewels
I keep getting this image in my head of the "Tiffany Catcher" who scoops up wandering shoppers and returns them to the store.

Just me?

I thought so.
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emilyanne
07/30/09

@TheMorRioghain: Thanks for that, I love the image.
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